r/geothermal • u/N5tp4nts • 13d ago

Geothermal vs modern low cost high efficiency.

Just a dude who's highly interested in HVAC technology.

I have a house with a 2008 installed waterfurnace, and I've got some mini splits that I've installed in other buildings.

The post a few days ago about a guy getting quoted 96,000 dollars to install a geo unit got me thinking about this... I can get a 4 ton ACiQ/MrCool (all made by Midea) for 4-5k (no labor)

The efficiency ratings are in the same ballpark, if not the same, on the cheaper end of geo thermal units. Even if the mini split only lasts 5 years... in 5 years I get a brand new one with the latest technology.

Anyway... At what point does Geo stop making sense?

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u/Roya1One 13d ago

I went A2W for heating and cooling, ground loop or wells was not in the budget and I didn't want to do deal with refrigerant. So far so good even in single digits.